#4040B5

#4040B5

Color Values

HEX

#4040B5

RGB

64, 64, 181

HSL

240.0, 47.8%, 48.0%

HSV

240.0, 64.6%, 71.0%

CMYK

64.6%, 64.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.4476 0.18 276.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R70B Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4040B5

#B5B540

Analogous

#407AB5

#7A40B5

#4040B5

Triadic

#4040B5

#B54040

#40B540

Split Complementary

#4040B5

#B57A40

#7AB540

Tetradic

#4040B5

#B5407A

#B5B540

#40B57A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#4040B5

Protanopia

#404099

Deuteranopia

#404092

Tritanopia

#40827D

Achromatopsia

#484848

CSS Usage

background-color: #4040B5;
color: #4040B5;
border-color: #4040B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 800 #3730A3

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F4FA
100
#E6E6F4
200
#CACAEC
300
#A5A5DF
400
#7474CE
500
#4343BC
600
#353597
700
#2B2B79
800
#21215E
900
#1C1C45
950
#11112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.02:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.62:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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